News Source: Asian Wall Street Journal
| about 1 month ago
House, in a slap at the credit-card industry, on Wednesday voted to freeze interest rates and fees for nine months and to immediately impose strict new credit-card rules currently set to take effect in February or later. The 331-92 vote comes after...
News Source: CNSNews.com
| about 1 month ago
The House voted on Wednesday to accelerate the enactment date of tough new rules for credit card companies after voters complained of a rise in interest rates and steep new fees. The bill, approved 331-92, would force lenders to comply with the...
News Source: MarketWatch
| about 1 month ago
Responding to consumer frustration over rising credit card rates, the House on Wednesday approved legislation to accelerate the implementation of new laws to crack down on abusive practices by credit card companies to December 1. The House voted 331-...
News Source: CNN
| about 1 month ago
The House passed a bill Wednesday to move up the effective date for credit card reforms to Dec...In May, President Obama signed into law a credit card reform act to crack down on the way issuers raise fees and interest rates. The reforms were...
News Source: Daily Breeze
| about 1 month ago
The Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009, signed last May is now being enacted incrementally through next year, putting the onus on card issuers to comply with far more stringent regulations regarding rate increases,...